Stare Miasto, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Stare Miasto (Polish: [ˈstarɛ ˈmjastɔ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leżajsk, within Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Leżajsk and 41 km (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

Stare Miasto
Village
Saint Andrew Bobola church in Stare Miasto
Saint Andrew Bobola church in Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto is located in Poland
Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto
Coordinates: 50°17′N 22°25′E / 50.283°N 22.417°E / 50.283; 22.417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyLeżajsk
GminaLeżajsk
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRLE

It was the former location of the nearby town of Leżajsk, which was eventually moved to its present location in 1524 by Polish King Sigismund I the Old. Afterwards, as Stare Miasto ("Old Town") it was a royal village of the Polish Crown.

References edit

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.